arrived, which is not a great deal. There is Flour in abundance, but 1 fear it will be difficult lo procure a sufficient number of Horses to convey as much as I would desire, though we will do the best we can. The panic is subsiding and people are begining to turn back-this place has been crowded for the last day or two-we are doing all we can to send them to the army Thirty or forty men will leave here tomorrow for tl1e army.. A great number say so soon as they can provide a shelter for their families they will repair to the army- So soon as your dispatch previous to the last was received an express was immedi- ately sent to Nacogdoches and San Augustine, conveying your views and request enjoining the authorities to allay the Panic and to forward Troops as expediciously as possable. Col. Huston Quarter Master General arrived here this Evening in the Steam Boat from Galveston with the Stores &c. He has not made any report as yet being at late hours. I am not determined as yet what orders will be given him best of course to forward supplies to the Army as expediously as possable. Col. Potter has been absent for some time looking into the condition of the Navy &c.-He also arived by way of Galveston-he brings us important and cheering intelligence. The Invinceable Cap. J. Brown, a few days ago went on a cruise to the South, off Basos Santeago fell in with the Mexican armed vessel Montasuma, fought her two hours, drove her on shore and left her in a Sinking Condition ,vithout loosing a man-4 with very little injury to his vessel except in Rigging &c. The fatuous Thompson is said to have commanded the Mexican vessel-after repairing his rigging he stood out from the harbour and fell in with the Brig. Pocket from New Orleans bound for Matamoros with a valuable cargoa number of Mexican and some American Citizens on board . The cargo consists of 100 Bbls Flour-Lard-Rice-6 or 700 Ilbls of biscuit &c. The underwriters are a house in New Orleans who have engaged to Supply Sant Anna with provisions &c. Some of the Mexicans are well known here and are considered hostile to us. Cap. Brown has brought his prize safe in to Galveston. She had on board many important documents giving information of the designs of Sant Ana-most of them are in the Spanish language, and we have not had time to examine them all as yet, as they came in late. There is one document which gives the information that Sant Ana was at Bexar-that his force in all teamsters, women &c did not exceed Eight thousand-that his object was to secure all the Sea
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